Imperial Regalia of Japan
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The Three Sacred Treasures are the imperial regalia of Japan and consist of the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, the mirror Yata no Kagami, and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama. They represent the three prima
Presentation of the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi and the Yasakani no Magatama at the accession of Emperor Akihito, 7 January 1989
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Ninigi-no-Mikoto
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Ninigi or Ninigi-no-Mikoto, is a god in Japanese mythology. Grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, Ninigi is regarded according to Japanese mythology as the great-grandfather of Japan’s first emperor,
Imperial Regalia of Japan
…Representations of the regalia are used in masakaki in many Shinto rituals. According to legend, these treasures were brought to Earth by Ninigi-no-Mikoto, legendary ancestor of the Japanese imperial line, when his grandmother, the sun goddess Amaterasu, sent him to pacify Japan. These treasures were…
Ninigi courting Sakuyahime, by Rinkyo, 1906
Enoyama no misasagi, the Imperial Household Agency-designated burial site of Ninigi at Nitta Shrine, Satsumasendai
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Saruta hiko and Uzume illustration by William Aston